I've been thinking recently about what I'll do after this project is done. Probably, I'll find another varietal that interests me and pursue that. Or maybe I'll focus on wine from a particular region, regardless of varietal.

But today, I've been pondering one particular takeaway from the project: which Rieslings we should keep stocked. And though I don't know specific answers yet, I'm getting an idea of which regions need to be on our rack. We don't have a lot of wine storage--we might have room for five to six Rieslings--so I need to be selective.

Washington State tops the list. I'd like to keep at least two from there, probably one from Chateau Ste. Michelle and Pacific Rim. Oregon Rieslings aren't readily available around here, so as good as I've heard they are, I don't see them having a regular place at our table.

Next, of course, are German Rieslings. Their quality for the price you pay is unmatched. I haven't yet developed any go-to brands, but I'm sure that will come as the Riesling Project progresses.

The final two will be from the Finger Lakes and Virginia. The Finger Lakes would probably rank higher, but right now their price to quality ratio doesn't often fit with my budget. Virginia Rieslings are also usually more expensive than their German and Washington State counterparts, but I live near many of the vineyards and want to encourage theme to keep producing great wine.

Those are my suggestions, and they're admittedly focused what's available here in the Washington DC area. What do you recommend for your area?